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Being quite dry. It is most important that some means should be taken to supply this
unhealthy part of the district with water.
At Laurel Brook, near Orchard Place, a ditch contains offensive sewage from ???
house, which is the property of the parish, and which might readily be drained into the
sewer.
At Raglan Street, Nos. 10 and 13, the Poor Law Medical Officer informs me that
they are never without illness. The drains are said to be broken under the floor, and
the waste pipe from the cistern is not trapped.
An offensive ditch containing sewage exists between the Rev. Mr. Hind's and
Camden Villa, Sydenham Hill.
Offensive sewage still runs along the ditches from Shaw's Cottages, by Meadow
Croft, into the ditch on the other side of the road at Bell Green. A small barrel or pipe
drain would be sufficient to obviate this nuisance, which has been often complained of
by the neighbouring inhabitants with great reason.
Meteorological tables and tables of mortality are appended as usual.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
Week
ending
Weight of
air.
Barometer
corrected.
Mean
inches.
Temperature of Air.
Thermometer.
Prevailing
winds.
Rainy
days.
Amount
of rain
in
inches.
Highest.
Lowest.
Mean of
daily
readings.
April 26
29.729
75°0
43° 1
54°2
S.W.
5
0.64
May 3
29.966
77.0
37.8
53.6
Variable.
1
0.11
10
29.667
81.5
46.1
57.5
S.W.
7
1.46
17
29.714
68.5
43.1
51.9
N.E.
3
0.92
24
29.698
75.4
39.1
55.6
S.W.
2
0.19
JUNE.
DISTRICTS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Blackheath
4
5
9
2
3
5
Lewisham
15
11
26
5
3
8
Union Workhouse
—
—
—
4
2
6
Sydenham
13
15
28
6
4
9
Penge
5
8
13
3
0
3
King Wm.'s Naval Asylum
—
—
—
0
1
1
Total
37
39
76
19
13
32
Gentlemen,
During the four weeks ending upon Saturday, the 21st of June, 76 births and 32
deaths were registered. The average death rate for the same period for the last seven
years is slightly above 31 ; therefore, taking into account the increase of population, the
mortality has been considerably below the average.
Two deaths have taken place from zymotic disease, viz.—
2nd June. Female, 16 years, typhoid fever, King William Asylum, Penge.
17th ,, Female, 3 months, diarrhoea, Mid Kent Cottages, Lewisham.
Five deaths have taken place from pulmonary consumption, and four from inflammatory
affections of the chest.
The health of the district has continued to be in a favourable state, and has been
remarkably free from epidemic diseases.
Penge—
At No. 5, Anerly Yale, a drain has given way, and the contents are flowing under an
adjoining house, occupied by Mr. Paddy. There is illness in the house, and therefore